Are You Ready For “The New Normal”?

Whatever you want to call what we have been experiencing, whether it be slowdown, sluggish market or debacle, we are in it.  What the heck, we might as well call it a recession.  There, I’ve said it, recession, recession, recession.  And now I’m over it.

 I was brought up Catholic, and my parents saw to it that I went to a Catholic school.  I was taught mostly by priests and nuns, and I was also an altar boy.  I’m thankful for the blessing of this education and experience because it helped lay the foundational values that I have today.

Catholicism talks about the notion of limbo, a place somewhere between heaven and hell.  And, while we are in this slowdown, sluggish market, debacle, that’s deciding whether or not to be a recession, we are in a similar state of limbo.  Everyone waits around doing nothing, watching to see what the other person will do.

Finally, the recession hits.  Now, we’re in hell.  Past recessions have lasted 6-18 months, so the worst-case scenario is that we’ll be out of it soon.  But, who knows?

The point is, let’s get on with it.

If it is going to be, it is up to me

Did you know that the Chinese symbol for the word crisis is made up of two separate symbols for the words danger and opportunity? 

How are you going to find the opportunity in this time of financial crisis?

How can you differentiate yourself in this new market?

Don’t limit your thinking to see only the crisis and danger; that’s your Unmet Needs, fear and negative beliefs talking.

Tap into your strength and look for the opportunities and possibilities available to today’s financial advisors.

This article was originally published in Curing The Unmet Needs Disease © Simon Reilly 2008